Adnan Al Sharqi

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Adnan Al Sharqi
Al Sharqi with Lebanon at the 1966 Arab Cup
Personal information
Full name Adnan Hussein Mekdache
Date of birth (1941-11-15)15 November 1941[1]
Place of birth Beirut, Lebanese Republic[2]
Date of death 1 June 2021(2021-06-01) (aged 79)
Place of death Beirut, Lebanon
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
1954–1957 Ansar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1965 Ansar
1965 Nejmeh
1965–1975 Ansar
International career
1963–1966 Lebanon (2+)
Managerial career
1967–2000 Ansar
1974–1976 Lebanon
1987–1993 Lebanon
2004–2005 Ansar
2006–2008 Lebanon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adnan Hussein Mekdache (Arabic: عدنان حسين مكداش; 15 November 1941 – 1 June 2021), commonly known as Adnan Al Sharqi (Arabic: عدنان الشرقي, lit. 'Adnan the Oriental'), was a Lebanese football player and manager.

After leading Ansar to the Lebanese Premier League for the first time as a player-coach, Al Sharqi coached the club between 1967 and 2000, and during the 2004–05 season. He won 11 league titles in a row, becoming the football manager to have won the most league titles in the world. Al Sharqi also coached the Lebanon national team in various periods spanning between 1974 and 2008.

Early life

Born in Beirut, Lebanon, Al Sharqi grew up in the Tariq El Jdideh district.[3] He used to play football with his friends in the hills and fields in the area.[3]

Club career

Al Sharqi joined Ansar aged 10; they obtained their official license in 1954, and he played for their youth team.[3] A left winger, in 1957 he played his first senior match for Ansar aged 15 against Massis in the Lebanese Second Division,[2] and became a first-team player the following year.[3]

In 1965, Al Sharqi was due to join Safa, but joined Nejmeh instead due to bureaucratic issues.[3] He played only four games, two friendlies and two official matches, before returning back to Ansar the same season.[3] In the 1966–67 season, Al Sharqi led Ansar to promotion to the Lebanese Premier League as a player-coach.[2] He continued playing until 1975.[2]

International career

Al Sharqi first played for the Lebanon national team at the 1963 Mediterranean Games in Italy;[3] he was the first footballer playing in the Lebanese Second Division to be called up to the national team.[2] Al Sharqi also represented Lebanon at the 1966 Arab Cup, scoring two goals in a 2–1 win over Kuwait on 5 April 1966.[4]

Managerial career

Al Sharqi coached Ansar between 1967 and 2000, and during the 2004–05 season.[1][5] He won 11 league titles in a row,[1] becoming the coach to have won the most league titles in the world.[2] He also won eight cup titles, as well as various other domestic cups.[6] Al Sharqi was named AFC Coach of the Month for July 1995.[5][7]

Al Sharqi also coached the Lebanon national team in various periods spanning between 1974 and 2008, coaching for 11 years.[1][8] He was Lebanon's coach in their first World Cup qualification campaign, in 1993.[8] After two wins, two losses and four draws, Lebanon finished third in their group and were eliminated.[9]

Personal life

Al Sharqi's brother Mounir helped Ansar obtain their official license in 1954, working as an administrator for the club.[10] His brother Khalil was responsible for the equipment at Nahda.[10] His nickname "Al Sharqi" (Arabic: الشرقي, lit. 'the Oriental') came after his brother Mounir, who had the same nickname as a player.[10]

Al Sharqi was married, and has two children: a son and a daughter.[2]

Death

On 1 June 2021, after spending 45 days in the Military Hospital in Beirut, Al Sharqi died after struggling with cancer.[11]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al Sharqi goal.
List of international goals scored by Adnan Al Sharqi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 5 April 1966 Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq  Kuwait 1–0 2–1 1966 Arab Cup [4]
2 –

Honours

Player

Ansar

Manager

Ansar

Individual

  • Football manager with most league titles: 11[2][5]
  • AFC Coach of the Month: July 1995[2][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Asian Coaches Year: Lebanon". afcasiancup.com. 14 July 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "عدنان الشرقي: ديكتاتور على الملعب... "فنّان" في الحياة". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Harb, Abdel Nasser (1 June 2021). بعد رحيله... 'النهار' تستعيد مع 'الشرقي' الزمن الذهبي [After his departure... "Al-Nahar" relives with "Al Sharqi" the golden time]. An-Nahar (in Arabic). Retrieved 1 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b "LEBANESE NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d "ADNAN AL CHARKI". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Lebanon - List of Cup Winners". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  7. ^ "تكريم الشرقي وغازاريان". نداء الوطن. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  8. ^ a b Olenev, Maxim (15 July 1999). "Lebanon National Team Coaches (since 1993)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  9. ^ "World Cup 1994 qualifications". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  10. ^ a b c "عدنان الشرقي.. «شيخ المدربين» وأيقونة كرة القدم اللبنانية". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Legendary Lebanese football coach, Adnan Al-Sharqi, who won 11 league titles in a row, dies aged 80". Arab News. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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